Good morning, Chicago.
Bundle up, Chicago.
As the city’s quickest start to winter in nearly 50 years persists, this weekend is due to bring another round of bitter cold weather, officials say.
Expect temperatures to plunge starting tonight. After highs in the low 30s, the cold will begin to set in overnight into Saturday, according to David King, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Chicago.
Through the start of the weekend, there’s a chance of snow, but most accumulation is expected southwest of the city, King said. It’s after that system that forecasters predict the bone-chilling temperatures to really set in.
Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day, including the Senate voting down dueling health proposals, what the Bears said about the frigid forecast for Sunday’s game and the CTA Holiday Train spotted around the city.
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Illinois Democrats applaud as GOP-led Indiana Senate rebuffs President Trump’s push for new redistricting map
The heavily Republican-led Indiana Senate yesterday rejected a mid-decade redistricting plan aimed at giving the state two additional GOP U.S. House members in a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump’s pressure to try to help maintain a congressional majority in next year’s midterm elections.
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The Senate voted down dueling health proposals. Here’s what’s at stake for Americans.
When senators voted on rival health bills yesterday, they had two chances to address expiring COVID-era subsidies that will result in millions of Americans saddled with higher insurance costs in the new year.
But the Senate rejected both, and hopes of solving the problem this year are running dry. Affordable Care Act subsidies will end in three weeks, more than doubling the premiums for many with health coverage through the 2010 law known as “Obamacare.”
Illinois farmers welcome Trump aid package but say more needs to be done to save struggling industry
While farming associations and officials applauded President Donald Trump’s announcement earlier this week to provide $12 billion in aid to farmers struggling under his far-reaching tariff policies, some Illinois farmers say more needs to be done.
Chicago appeals court blocks release of hundreds of Operation Midway Blitz detainees pending individual review
A federal appeals court in Chicago issued a mixed opinion yesterday in a high-profile immigration case, blocking the immediate release of hundreds of people detained during Operation Midway Blitz, but allowing the extension of a consent decree governing so-called warrantless arrests.
‘No space for us’: Parents claim overcrowding at Haugan Elementary but CPS disagrees and denies expansion
Every morning, Mirella Gomez walks her three children to school at Helge A. Haugan Elementary in Albany Park. One by one, she kisses them on the forehead and whispers a gentle reminder in Spanish to take care of themselves before sending them off for the day.
Since August, her daughter has been telling her stories about crowded spaces in the school, but it wasn’t until Monday that she saw the reality for herself.
Chicago Cubs add Hoby Milner to revamped bullpen on a 1-year, $3.75 million deal
The Chicago Cubs added Hoby Milner to their bullpen yesterday, agreeing to a one-year, $3.75 million contract with the left-hander, according to a person familiar with the deal.
FIFA accused of ‘monumental betrayal’ over 2026 World Cup ticket prices
Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a “monumental betrayal” after the latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate yesterday.
The governing body allocates 8% of tickets to national associations for games involving their team to sell to the most loyal fans. And a list published by the German soccer federation revealed prices ranged from $180-$700 for varying group stage games. The lowest price for the final was $4,185 and the highest was $8,680.
Those group-stage prices are very different from FIFA’s claims of $60 tickets being available, while the target from United States soccer officials when bidding for the tournament seven years ago was to offer hundreds of thousands of $21 seats across the opening phase of games.
Bears are chill about frigid forecast for Sunday’s game: ‘It’s Chicago, man. It’s cold here every day.’
Several Chicago Bears players and coaches have either warmed to the idea that they’ll host the Cleveland Browns in bitterly cold conditions Sunday at Soldier Field — or they push it out of their minds entirely.
“There’s nothing really to talk about,” defensive backs coach/passing game coordinator Al Harris said. “Both teams are going to be out there. Whatever. If it’s 100 degrees or it’s negative 100, both teams are out there.”
A train ride is one of the most popular attractions at the Fox Valley Park District’s Holiday Express celebration, which will return to Blackberry Farm in Aurora starting Thursday.
Holiday Express at Blackberry Farm in Aurora canceled on Saturday and Sunday due to expected frigid weather
Due to “dangerously low temperatures expected this weekend,” Fox Valley Park District officials said they have made the decision to cancel all Holiday Express events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Blackberry Farm in Aurora.
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Do you remember when 90 inches of snow fell almost 50 years ago?
Here’s a look back at what effect all that snow and cold had on Chicago and the suburbs during the most wintry season ever.
Photos: All aboard the CTA Holiday Train!
See photos of the holiday train traveling through the city.